For a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Call the Diocesan Offices 405 232 4820 and speak to Sabrina Evans. You may e-mail [email protected]
Costs include Airfare
Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma 924 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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Bishop Ed and the Diocese of Oklahoma Invites Youth (9th Grade and Up) For a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Breakfast, lunch and dinner meals Transportation in comfortable deluxe bus Guiding fee All entrance fees on the itinerary Portage at all hotels Tips for restaurant and hotel staff Bus driver tips Farwell Dinner
10 Days July 31 – August 9, 2016
Just the Facts! This will be Bishop Ed’s 4th trip to the Holy Land. He and our guide, Iyad Qumri, do not do anything to put anyone in danger or harm. Safety is an important issue for this trip. • There will be an appropriate number of adult chaperones who have current Safeguarding God’s Children and background checks. • Leave OKC on Sunday, July 31, 2016 • August 1, arrive in Tel Aviv and go to Nazareth • Accommodations in Nazareth (Sister of Nazareth) August 1 – 4 • Accommodations at St George’s Guest House August 4 - 8 • Updated Costs – door to door: $2,000 double occupancy $2,400 for single occupancy • Water will be provided but soft drinks and souvenirs are not included • Deposit of $500 per person due February 15, 2016 • Full payment due April 15, 2016 • Tour guide will be Iyad Qumri, who has worked with Bishop Ed on all his previous Holy Land
trips. Adult Chaperones will fly with youth. Bishop Ed will be in the Holy Land to greet the group.
Places we will Visit • • • • •
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Jordan River Capernaum Mount of Beatitudes (Heptapegon) Tabgha (Zippori) Sepphoris (Tradition holds that this the birthplace of Mary, Mother of Jesus) Nazareth Burqi Nablus Greek Orthodox Monastery – Jacob’s Well Taybeh – Identified as Ophrah Shepherd’s Field Bethlehem Herodium Western Wall – Old City of Jerusalem Dome of the Rock Pools of Bethsada Israel Museum Walk the Palm Sunday Procession Beth-Phage - Village on the Mount of Olives near Dominus Flevit – Where Jesus wept over the city
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Garden of Gethsemane Dead Sea Palm Sunday Procession (Stations of the Cross) Way of the Cross
Other Things we will Do: • • • • • •
Swim Eat Worship Learn about icons Boat ride Sunday worship at St. George’s Cathedral • Israel Museum where Dead Sea Scroll are housed • MUCH, MUCH MORE!
Costs include Airfare
Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma 924 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102
For More Information:
Bishop Ed and the Diocese of Oklahoma Invites Youth (9th Grade and Up) For a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Breakfast, lunch and dinner meals Transportation in comfortable deluxe bus Guiding fee All entrance fees on the itinerary Portage at all hotels Tips for restaurant and hotel staff Bus driver tips Farwell Dinner
10 Days July 31 – August 9, 2016
Just the Facts! This will be Bishop Ed’s 4th trip to the Holy Land. He and our guide, Iyad Qumri, do not do anything to put anyone in danger or harm. Safety is an important issue for this trip. • There will be an appropriate number of adult chaperones who have current Safeguarding God’s Children and background checks. • Leave OKC on Sunday, July 31, 2016 • August 1, arrive in Tel Aviv and go to Nazareth • Accommodations in Nazareth (Sister of Nazareth) August 1 – 4 • Accommodations at St George’s Guest House August 4 - 8 • Updated Costs – door to door: $2,000 double occupancy $2,400 for single occupancy • Water will be provided but soft drinks and souvenirs are not included • Deposit of $500 per person due February 15, 2016 • Full payment due April 15, 2016 • Tour guide will be Iyad Qumri, who has worked with Bishop Ed on all his previous Holy Land
trips. Adult Chaperones will fly with youth. Bishop Ed will be in the Holy Land to greet the group.
Places we will Visit • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jordan River Capernaum Mount of Beatitudes (Heptapegon) Tabgha (Zippori) Sepphoris (Tradition holds that this the birthplace of Mary, Mother of Jesus) Nazareth Burqi Nablus Greek Orthodox Monastery – Jacob’s Well Taybeh – Identified as Ophrah Shepherd’s Field Bethlehem Herodium Western Wall – Old City of Jerusalem Dome of the Rock Pools of Bethsada Israel Museum Walk the Palm Sunday Procession Beth-Phage - Village on the Mount of Olives near Dominus Flevit – Where Jesus wept over the city
• • • •
Garden of Gethsemane Dead Sea Palm Sunday Procession (Stations of the Cross) Way of the Cross
Other Things we will Do: • • • • • •
Swim Eat Worship Learn about icons Boat ride Sunday worship at St. George’s Cathedral • Israel Museum where Dead Sea Scroll are housed • MUCH, MUCH MORE!
